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Carrickfergus Castle

Carrickfergus, County Antrim

A Norman castle besieged by kings, Scots and the French.

John de Courcy began Carrickfergus Castle around 1177 on a rock jutting into Belfast Lough. It was besieged by King John, by Edward Bruce of Scotland and by the French in 1760.

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When
Built 1177
Where
54.7130, -5.8070
Group
Castles & abbeys

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